Fabricator

Job Title: Fabricator Job Description As a Fabricator, you will perform duties and responsibilities with an emphasis on safety. You will operate various sheet metal machines such as brakes, lasers, deburring machines, shears, notches, and turret punching machines. You will receive work orders and prints, and use shop calculations/math when necessary, working from complex drawings, prints, templates, and specifications. You will cut and form pieces to required dimensions using a variety of machines, hand tools, and measuring instruments. You will perform highly diversified work involving close tolerances with a basic understanding of blank sizes and bend allowances, using precision measuring instruments to check for accuracy. You will monitor machines at all times for proper operation, work with close supervision in coordination with other team members and other departments in the company, and keep your work area clean and orderly. Other duties as assigned. Responsibilities Perform all duties and responsibilities with an emphasis on safety. Operate various sheet metal machines such as brakes, lasers, deburring machines, shears, notches, and turret punching machines. Receive work orders and prints, and use shop calculations/math when necessary. Work from complex drawings, prints, templates, and specifications. Use a variety of machines, hand tools, and measuring instruments to cut and form pieces to required dimensions. Perform highly diversified work involving close tolerances with a basic understanding of blank sizes and bend allowances. Use precision measuring instruments to check for accuracy. Monitor machines at all times for proper operation. Work with close supervision in coordination with other team members and other departments in the company. Keep work area clean and orderly. Other duties as assigned. Essential Skills Experience with press brake, machine operation, punch press, and sheet metal. Ability to fabricate sheet metal parts using machines such as brakes, lasers, deburring machines, shears, notches, and turret punching machines. Skill in performing operations including set-up and machine operation. Knowledge of shop mathematics. Additional Skills & Qualifications Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly during the shift. Requires a high degree of attention, mental alertness, and care to prevent injury to self and others when operating machines. Why Work Here? Our Client offers excellent benefits such as buying contractors a $300 pair of steel-toed boots after the contracting period ends or if the contractor shows the correct workmanship warranting the strong possibility of being hired on permanently. They enroll employees into their apprenticeship program and provide opportunities for individuals to go to school and get 2-year degrees, fully reimbursed by the company. Work Environment You will work in a job shop that is climate-controlled with a small team of only 15 people. The environment is extremely clean and all equipment is very new. Great 401K and benefits are available when going permanent. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Wilson, North Carolina. About Aerotek: We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.